Title
True enough [sound recording] : [learning to live in a post-fact society] / Farhad Manjoo.
ISBN
9781433253584
1433253585
Publication Details
Ashland, Or. : Blackstone Audiobooks, 2008.
Language
English
Description
6 sound discs (ca. 7 hrs., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number
P96.O242 U65 2008ab
Dewey Decimal Classification
177/.3
Distributor No.
Z4897 Blackstone Audio
Summary
Why has punditry overtaken news, with so many media outlets pushing partisan agendas instead of information? Comedian Stephen Colbert's catchword "truthiness" captured something essential about our age: that people are more comfortable with ideas that feel true, even if the evidence for those beliefs is thin. With brilliant insights from psychology, sociology, and economics, Manjoo explains how myths pushed by both partisans and marketers-whether about global warming, the war in Iraq, 9/11, or even the virtues of a certain candy bar-have attracted wide support in recent years. His characters include the Swift Boat veterans, Lou Dobbs, and conspiracy theorists of all varieties, all of whom prove that true matters less, now, than true enough.
Note
Subtitle from container.
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Read by Ray Porter.
Introduction: Why facts no longer matter
"Reality" is splitting
The new tribalism : swift boats and the power of choosing
Trusting your senses : selective perception and 9/11
Questionable expertise : the stolen election and the men who push it
The twilight of objectivity, or what's the matter with Lou Dobbs?
"Truthiness" everywhere
Epilogue: Living in a world without trust.
